East Smithfield vs Sylvania

A side-by-side comparison of East Smithfield and Sylvania: population, income, housing, and more.

East Smithfield and Sylvania are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Smithfield has the higher population (336 vs 243 in Sylvania). East Smithfield has the higher median household income ($80,938 vs $58,125 in Sylvania). East Smithfield has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $139,400 in Sylvania).

Population, income & housing

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
Population	336	243
Median age	34.8 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$58,125
Median home value	$200,000	$139,400
Median gross rent	$1,075	$685
Housing units	109	93
Homeownership rate	75.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
Population	—	205 → 243 (+18.5%)
Median household income	—	$41,250 → $58,125 (+40.9%)
Median home value	—	$124,000 → $139,400 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $685 (+5.4%)

East Smithfield

Sylvania

Population

205243

Median household income

$41,250$58,125

Median home value

$124,000$139,400

Median gross rent

$650$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
Under 5	9.5%	12.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	25.9%
18 to 24	13.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	6.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.8%
75 and over	7.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	62.1%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
Drove alone	50.7%	94.1%
Carpooled	34.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	10.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
1-unit, detached	67.9%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Smithfield	Sylvania
Poverty rate	2.1%	23.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1959	1938